Cloned ssd to a Samsung 970 EVO

[azpy]

Image of disk management, disk 0 is the new drive and disk 1 is the old - https://ibb.co/g7dKgV
I cloned my SSD with my OS on it to a Samsung 970 EVO and want to boot to the new drive but its not showing as a bootable device in the bios.
any ideas on what to do?
Mobo - ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VII HERO

 

[geofelt]

1. Did you use the Samsung ssd migration app to do the move?
If not, that is the way to go.
I have done this many times with no issue.
The app is a mover of the windows C drive, not a clone which is a bit for bit copy which might be part of your issue.

2. Using a Samsung 950 pro, I first downloaded and installed the Samsung ssd driver from their web site.
I do not know if this was necessary, but it was on windows 7 at the time.

 

[USAFRet]

I cloned my SSD with my OS on it to a Samsung 970 EVO and want to boot to the new drive but its not showing as a bootable device in the bios.
any ideas on what to do?
Mobo - ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VII HERO

Whether you use the Samsung Data Migration tool or other, at the end of the cloning process you must power off, disconnect the old drive, and allow the system to try to boot up from the new drive on its own.

Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive
Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up

It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.

If it works, and it should, all is good.

Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe as necessary.
Delete the 450MB Recovery Partition, here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/4f1b84ac-b193-40e3-943a-f45d52e23685/cant-delete-extra-healthy-recovery-partitions-and-healthy-efi-system-partition?forum=w8itproinstall
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[azpy]

1. Did you use the Samsung ssd migration app to do the move?
If not, that is the way to go.
I have done this many times with no issue.
The app is a mover of the windows C drive, not a clone which is a bit for bit copy which might be part of your issue.

2. Using a Samsung 950 pro, I first downloaded and installed the Samsung ssd driver from their web site.
I do not know if this was necessary, but it was on windows 7 at the time.

I used the samsung Data migration app and i went to restart my pc and it still did not show in the bios

 

[azpy]

I cloned my SSD with my OS on it to a Samsung 970 EVO and want to boot to the new drive but its not showing as a bootable device in the bios.
any ideas on what to do?
Mobo - ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VII HERO

Whether you use the Samsung Data Migration tool or other, at the end of the cloning process you must power off, disconnect the old drive, and allow the system to try to boot up from the new drive on its own.

Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
-----------------------------
Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive
Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up

It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.

If it works, and it should, all is good.

Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe as necessary.
Delete the 450MB Recovery Partition, here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/4f1b84ac-b193-40e3-943a-f45d52e23685/cant-delete-extra-healthy-recovery-partitions-and-healthy-efi-system-partition?forum=w8itproinstall
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So I did this but the thing is its not showing up in the bios. I have it connected to the nvme m.2 slot on my motherboard.

 

[USAFRet]

So I did this but the thing is its not showing up in the bios. I have it connected to the nvme m.2 slot on my motherboard.

At the end of the process, you powered off and physically disconnected the old drive?

 

[geofelt]

Can you disable fast boot in the bios?

Windows will preserve an image of the os and could be loading your previous image.

When you shut down, hold down the shift key while pressing the shutdown button.
In the bios disable fast boot and set the new device to the first boot device.
You might disconnect the old C drive also.

 

[azpy]

So I did this but the thing is its not showing up in the bios. I have it connected to the nvme m.2 slot on my motherboard.

At the end of the process, you powered off and physically disconnected the old drive?

Yes, but I dont even have the option to force boot the new drive. This is a picture of my current disk managment https://ibb.co/hyBfMV

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, but I dont even have the option to force boot the new drive. This is a picture of my current disk managment https://ibb.co/hyBfMV

As a test, I'd consider doing a clean install on the new drive.
Just to verify boot functionality.

You can blow that install away later.

Disconnect the old drive, and try an install with only the NVMe connected.

 

[azpy]

set the new device to the first boot device.

But the problem is that its not showing up in my bios even though its connected so how am I suppose to set it as the boot device?

 

[karenjoly]

So I did this but the thing is its not showing up in the bios. I have it connected to the nvme m.2 slot on my motherboard.

At the end of the process, you powered off and physically disconnected the old drive?

Yes, but I dont even have the option to force boot the new drive. This is a picture of my current disk managment https://ibb.co/hyBfMV

Let me recap:

The old disk is now D0 (and holds the C drive)
The new one is D2 (the 970)
And you say its not showing up in the bios.

Well it must be in the bios somewhere . As far as I know, a drive would not get into computer management without bios support. So look for it. Perhaps you mean it is not in the boot menu/priority column ?

Have you enabled M2 support in the bios using the On Board Devices Configuration menu ? Look for the PCI Express x4_3 slot switch.Turn it from auto to M2 mode.

 

[azpy]

So I updated my bios and now it is not showing up in disk management. I have activated m.2 mode. It was not in the boot menu/priority column, where would I look for it?
Does the Motherboard even support the drive I got?

 

[azpy]

I am currently booted on my new drive and all I had to do was a bios update thank you all for your help.

 

[karenjoly]

ok